Gonzaga vs Nicholls State Prediction 12-18-24 College Basketball Picks
Nicholls State (7-4) vs. Gonzaga (7-3)
December 18, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Gonzaga -33; Over/Under: +155
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The Nicholls Colonels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the McCarthey Athletic Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nicholls vs. San Diego State prediction.
Nicholls Recap
The Nicholls Colonels come into this one looking to add on to their 110-66 win over Southern New Orleans last time out. After this game, Nicholls will take on Seattle after the Christmas break.
Colonels Win 5th In A Row
Byron Ireland leads the Colonels in scoring and assists with 13.2 PPG and 2.7 APG while Robert Brown III has 11.4 PPG and Jamal West Jr. has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead Nicholls on the glass while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Nicholls up to this point in the year. Ike Cornish has 8.6 PPG and Mekhi Collins has a team-high 6.6 RPG of his own as well this season. As a team, Nicholls is averaging 74.5 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 30.5% from three and 64.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Nicholls State Colonels will win
- Nicholls State has won each of its last five games.
Gonzaga Recap
The Gonzaga Bulldogs come into this game looking to rebound from a 77-71 loss to UConn last time out. After this game, Gonzaga will take on Bucknell at home.
Bulldogs Lose Back-To-Back Games
Khalif Battle leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 14.2 PPG and 4.6 RPG while Braden Huff has 11.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG. Nolan Hickman has 10.1 PPG while Graham Ike has 14.1 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Zags on the glass and Ryan Nembhard has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 10.3 APG to lead the Bulldogs in assists by averaging a double-double per game, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Gonzaga so far this season. Ben Gregg’s also chipped in 9.5 PPG and 5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Gonzaga is averaging 88.3 PPG on 48.5% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 80.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Gonzaga Bulldogs will win
- Gonzaga has won each of its last 11 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Nicholls State has lost each of its last eight Wednesday games against non-Conference opponents.
Nicholls vs. Gonzaga Prediction
I’m on Gonzaga here. Nicholls is on a nice run, but they haven’t played anyone over the win streak and the lone competition close to Gonzaga’s level that Nicholls played, was when the Colonels played Cincinnati and Nicholls got crushed by 37 points. Gonzaga’s blown out bad teams all season long at home and I think they do it again here. Give me Gonzaga.
